RITA M. COFFEY

Rita M. Coffey, lifelong resident of the area, passed away on Friday, February 1, 2013 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. She was 80.

Daughter of the late William and Mabel Kelly Curran, she was born in West Haverstraw on January 6, 1933. She was the widow of William F. Coffey Sr.

Rita was a retired Proof Checker at the U.S. Mint Depository at West Point, a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Highland Falls, member and former president of the Highlanders Senior Citizens, and former member of the Highland Falls Fire Department Ladies' Auxiliary.

She is survived by her son, William F. Coffey Jr. and his wife, Susan of Fort Montgomery; daughter, Darlene F. Koffer and her husband, Edwin of New Windsor; brother, Thomas Curran of Swanton, VT; sister, Philomena Wagner of Tompkins Cove; three grandchildren: Nicole Donaldson and her husband, Chris, Bill Coffey and Kaitlyn Coffey.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5th, at William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 135 Main St., Highland Falls, NY. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, February 6th, at Sacred Heart Church, 353 Main St., Highland Falls, with Rev. Jack Arlotta officiating. Interment will follow in Eagle Valley Cemetery in the Town of Highlands.

Memorial donations may be made to Sacred Heart Church in Highland Falls or the American Heart Association.

Funeral arrangements are being handled by William F. Hogan Funeral Home. 845-446-2868 or wfhoganfuneralhome.com